SciShow
The Giant of Nanoscience
Mildred Dresselhaus was a giant in the field of nanoscience. She didn't invent anything you have in your home right now, but she made it possible for us to have self-charging phones, smarter refrigerators, and more.
SciShow
7 Amazing Origami-Inspired Inventions
Scientists and engineers are taking folding into the future!
SciShow
7 Amazing Origami-Inspired Inventions
Scientists and engineers are taking folding into the future!
SciShow
Why Do Razor Blades Dull so Quickly?
If you shave regularly, you may have noticed your razor blades don’t cut as well after just a few uses. But why do razors get dull so quickly?
Learn German with Herr Antrim
#29 Dative Case (GwP1) - Deutsch lernen
This is the 29th video of German with Puppets Series #1. In this video my puppets explain how to use the dative case with der-words (definite articles), ein-words (indefinite articles), indirect objects, dative prepositions, and dative...
Curated Video
The First College of AI? | MIT College of Computing
MIT has announced that they will be investing $1 Billion in AI research, in the form of a new College of Computing. But what does that mean?
Curated Video
Reacting to my MIT PhD Application, Four Years Later
Reacting to my MIT PhD Application, Four Years Later
Curated Video
From Tissue Engineering to Artificial Intelligence - How I Got Here | VLOG
How did I find myself working with AI when I started in Tissue Engineering?
Physics Girl
Gravitational Waves Discovered for the First Time!
On Feb 11, 2016 Scientists at LIGO announced that they had detected gravitational waves for the first time. In the press conference heard round the world, they showed the tell-tale waveforms indicating that huge event in which two black...
Physics Girl
My Path into Physics (at MIT)
Dianna Cowern runs Physics Girl full time. Here she discusses her path to studying physics and doing physics research before moving on to other, less prestigious, career pursuits.
The Wall Street Journal
MIT and Volkswagen on the Culture of a Remote Workforce
Volkswagen Group's Hiltrud Werner and MIT Sloan School of Management's Don Sull on the culture of a remote workforce. What are the hallmarks of a successful culture change?
Physics Girl
The Hardest Exam I Ever Took at MIT in Physics
Unboxing an MIT Physics Exam from the 8.012 Classical Mechanics course, plus we go over my answers on the hardest exam I took at MIT in physics (argh!) and discuss exam tips and tricks from 6:51.
Next Animation Studio
Carbon nanotube pencil used to draw sensor circuits
Scientists from MIT have used carbon nanotubes to make a pencil lead, which they then used to draw sensors on paper printed with gold electrodes.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
What the ‘Dual Economy’ Model for Developing Countries Reveals About Today’s America
MIT’s Professor Peter Temin, addressing the Institute’s economics of race conference, sees the US economy as bifurcated along lines analogous to the situation described in developing world economies by W. Arthur Lewis. Access to...
Physics Girl
How the Hippies Saved Physics | EXPERT ANSWERS PHYSICS GIRL QUESTIONS
Professor David Kaiser discusses his new book "How the Hippies Saved Physics," what it takes to become an MIT professor, and his upcoming talk at the Cambridge Science Festival. 0:00 Intro QUESTIONS (paraphrased) 1:37 A little about the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
A Growth Slowdown is Coming
U.S. GDP accounting underestimates intangible capital, overstates financial capital, and is all but oblivious to the erosion of human and social capital. Peter Temin, the Elisha Gray II Professor Emeritus of Economics at the...
Next Animation Studio
MIT scientists invent blocks able to create giant lightweight structures
Researchers at MIT have developed a lightweight structure of tiny blocks that can be snapped together, similar to the way child's construction toys can be put together, and revolutionize the assembly of large objects, such as airplanes,...
Physics Girl
Does this look white to you?
When you mix red and green, what do you get? White light is all of the colors, right? So, how do computer screens show you every wavelength of light? Or do they?
The Wall Street Journal
CRISPR and the Ethics of Engineering Ecosystems
Kevin Esvelt, assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab, speaks to WSJ health and science reporter Amy Dockser Marcus about how far away we are from DNA editing and the ethical questions along the way.
Neuro Transmissions
Why I Love Neuroscience
Alie gets personal and talks about how she discovered neuroscience and why she is passionate about it. Alie had no intention of being a neuroscientist when she started out. So what changed her mind? Find out on this episode! Neuroscience...
Curated Video
The Ruby Laser: A World First
Lasers aren't just for sci-fi fans. We use them to scan barcodes in shopping malls, conduct surgeries, even remove tattoos! All thanks to the very first, the Ruby Laser.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Yasheng Huang: The Architecture of Asia - INET Panel (4 of 7)
Yasheng Huang is Professor of Political Economy at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a speaker at INET's Conference at Bretton Woods on April 10, 2011
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why We Need to Think of AI as a Platform
Artificial intelligence doesn’t have to be a job killer—if we use it right People often think of job-killing robots when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI). But MIT economist Daron Acemoglu says that we can also use AI as a...